[Reel Sick]

Going to the Keys for the 1st time, staying in key west.
Going next week any advice is greatly appreciated.
And go.....

 

[Mac1528]

Eat some Cuban food, have a piece of REAL key lime pie, ride the conch tour train cause it's better than driving around on your own...streets are very narrow in a lot of places. If you got time and money go fishing and snorkeling in the upper keys, stop by Robbies and feed a tarpon! Mallory square downtown for sunset is cool. Oh...have fun and a drink at sloppy joes!

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[Hook]

You MUST eat at the cabana cafe!!!!! If you like to cook buy their cookbook also. You will not regret it.

 

[SHatten]

Eat some Cuban food, have a piece of REAL key lime pie, ride the conch tour train cause it's better than driving around on your own...streets are very narrow in a lot of places. If you got time and money go fishing and snorkeling in the upper keys, stop by Robbies and feed a tarpon! Mallory square downtown for sunset is cool. Oh...have fun and a drink at sloppy joes!

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Everything Mac said plus don't forget Capt Tonys. :thumbsup: It's just around the corner from Sloppy Joes. Check out Blue Heaven...good food. If you have time take the fast cat out to Dry Tortuga. Probably the most underrated thing to do in Key West is the Conch Train. The operators are full of local information and history of the Keys. Have Fun!! :yes:

 

[gator75]

Snorkel and bone fish/tarpon fish

 

[Mac1528]

Everything Mac said plus don't forget Capt Tonys. It's just around the corner from Sloppy Joes. Check out Blue Heaven...good food. If you have time take the fast cat out to Dry Tortuga. Probably the most underrated thing to do in Key West is the Conch Train. The operators are full of local information and history of the Keys. Have Fun!! :yes:

Oh yes that's true. Sometimes I forget about Tony Tarracino....he lived across the street from us on Eagle Ave. When I was in high school we had a few run ins together. He used to pick up Cuban refugees in his head boat. What a guy! Marty was a charm too!

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[Chris V]

-Fishing
-Pizza at No Name Pub on Big Pine Key
-Breakfast/Brunch at Blue Heaven in KW
-Sea Turtle Hospital in Marathon
-Fishing
-Feed the Tarpon at Robbie's and the art village there
-Go look for Key Deer on Big Pine Key. Not supposed to touch them but they come right to you
-Fishing
-Mallory Square sunset and street performers
-Eat dinner at 'The Square Grouper"
-Go snorkel/hangout at Bahia Honda state park
-Fishing
-Mel Fisher Maritime Museum in KW. Pretty cool place
-Hemingway house is supposed to be cool, but admittedly have never been
-I always stop at the "Rain Barrel Village" or whatever on Tavernier and have a Cafe Cubano. Just a tradition for me now lol

Are you going to rent/bring a boat? Charter? Bringing kids?

 

[grouper22]

Fort Jefferson is well worth a day trip.

 

[Mac1528]

-Fishing

-Pizza at No Name Pub on Big Pine Key

-Breakfast/Brunch at Blue Heaven in KW

-Sea Turtle Hospital in Marathon

-Fishing

-Feed the Tarpon at Robbie's and the art village there

-Go look for Key Deer on Big Pine Key. Not supposed to touch them but they come right to you

-Fishing

-Mallory Square sunset and street performers

-Eat dinner at 'The Square Grouper"

-Go snorkel/hangout at Bahia Honda state park

-Fishing

-Mel Fisher Maritime Museum in KW. Pretty cool place

-Hemingway house is supposed to be cool, but admittedly have never been

-I always stop at the "Rain Barrel Village" or whatever on Tavernier and have a Cafe Cubano. Just a tradition for me now lol



Are you going to rent/bring a boat? Charter? Bringing kids?

Dang Chris....you should be a tour guide for down there too!

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[jim t]

Snorkel at Looe Key.

https://bahiahondapark.com/looe-key-snorkeling-tours.html


Have pizza at the 'No Name Pub" and watch the Key Deer.

https://nonamepubestore.com/pub/

I agree the conch train is fun.

https://www.conchtourtrain.com/

There is now a free bus up and down Duval St till midnight or so.

https://www.carfreekeywest.com/duval-loop-bus

Jim

 

[Boardfeet]

there is an airport on Marathon Key.
Go there and pay for an airplane tour of the Keys.
You will see so much.
Well worth the money.

 

[Reel Sick]

Thanks everyone for the tips and info.
We will be taking a charter while we are there, we are also bringing some fishing rods as well. We do plan to visit the other key areas as well.
Thanks again,

 

[Mac1528]

Thanks everyone for the tips and info.
We will be taking a charter while we are there, we are also bringing some fishing rods as well. We do plan to visit the other key areas as well.
Thanks again,

Let us know how it was, send pics! Y'all have a good time.

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[SH27GameFish]

No name pub - great food ice cold beer
Mangrove Mikes - best breakfast !
Ziggy and Mad dogs - lobster mac and cheese was awesome

 

[SH27GameFish]

when I go back I plan on a charter with Capt. Nick Stancyk @ Bud and Mary's

 

[welldoya]

I went to Key West in early May and it was ok, glad I went but won’t go back.
We did enjoy Mel Fisher’s museum, Ernest Hemingway’s house and Truman’s White House.
Blue Heaven was great food. We ate there a couple of times. We had some good food at several places.
Robbie’s was slammed. We didn’t stop.
We went slow thru Big Pine Key but didn’t see any key deer.
Sloppy Joe’s is a tourist attraction. It was packed. The couple with us got the nachos and they were great. My hamburger sucked.
There were 75 people in line to take a picture in front of the southern-most point buoy. We didn’t stop.
Do get tickets for the trolley. You don’t want to drive in the historic district.
Do take a bus/trolley tour. You will learn a lot and some of the tour guides are real characters.
We signed up for a snorkeling trip and a glass bottom boat ride but they were cancelled due to rough water.
We stayed in Florida City on the way down and took an airboat ride on the Everglades. That was fun.
Everybody needs to go once but if I were to go back, I would probably take a boat and stay in Islamorada or Marathon.

 

[Boardfeet]

The Lobster Reuben at Key Fisheries in Marathon is awesome..Bought live bait once in the Vaca Cut area,from a guy in a big Sea Vee. Turned out to be Jose Wejebe. He was pretty cool dude. Gave us some offshore tips as well.

 

[Too Tall 2]

Just got back. I stayed at Villa Cubana at 606 Truman Avenue...Walked everywhere. Went to Dry Tortugas on the ferry but you need to book in advance. Go to Hemmingways house, Truman White House, Mallory Square for sunsets, The fort next to the navy base ...we did all the typical tourist stuff. left Thursday evening at 5:15 and drove all night. Got back home at 6:30 Friday morning to avoid the construction backups on i75 north.

Don't forget Bud and Mary's for a tshirt in islamorada

 

[jim t]

I forgot to add the butterfly house in Key West. My nephew and his family recently did Key West and it was their favorite experience. They went twice.

https://www.keywestbutterfly.com/

Have fun,

Jim

 

[kingfish501]

I'll second on the Ft Jefferson/Dry Tortugas trip and the Mel Fisher museum. For wading, there is some excellent tarpon and bonefish to be found.